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[edit] 2009 on table

She we due the 2009 on table or not?--Leave Message orYellow Evan home 14:55, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Info for 2009 will be added once info is actually released by the league. WeatherManNX01 (talk) 15:09, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed Claim that The League has Folded

I am disputing the claim as on the AFL's main web site it did not say they have folded the league but just suspended operations for the 2009 season. Also there's no sources to say the league has closed up and folded for good. Therefore I placed the Disputed Template on Top. Sawblade05 ⁽^{talk to me} ^| ^{my wiki life}⁾ 06:23, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm with you on this. The league statement indicates on that the 2009 season has been cancelled, not that the league has folded. Players have not been released. The recently added text on the article is worded as if the official statement were that the league is permanently disbanded. It should probably be re-written if no one has more concrete info about an end to the league. Ar-wiki (talk) 16:24, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- Until someone can post a citation that the AFL is out of business, I'm reverting to language only indicating that the 2009 season has been canceled. So far AFL players have not been released, and the AFL will be operating af2 in 2009. Ar-wiki (talk) 19:14, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AFL Motto

Is there a reference for "Arena Football Rocks!" being the motto for the AFL? I've looked for a while and I can't find anything. Ar-wiki (talk) 03:09, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

I've never heard of it, and looking at the edit history, I think it's a safe bet that it isn't real. I'd just go ahead and delete it.WeatherManNX01 (talk) 03:46, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Good, God, every promo that you would hear on ESPN before their Monday night games, you'd hear it. It was kinda sung like "Areena, football, rocks!" That sorta thing. I've even heard it during their games on NBC. Cra sh Underride 17:55, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

I feel like I've watched a ton of games either on ESPN or on broadcast TV and I just can't recall hearing that. Either way, I can't find any mention of it anywhere on arenafootball.com or even via a google.com search. Think maybe we should pull it? Ar-wiki (talk) 18:25, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Seems to me that it would be a marketing tool used to promote the broadcasts and not an official slogan or motto. WeatherManNX01 (talk) 06:16, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 2010 Expansion

I've found no links to any source stating that the league will add any new franchises or restart the Voodoo. Can someone help? Megarockman (talk) 05:06, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

There, taken care of. If you'd actually bothered to look at ArenaFan the OFFICIAL fan/news site of the AFL you'd know. It has a link to an article about it. Cra sh Underride 18:20, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

For anyone looking to add the 2010 expansion teams, let's keep the article clean and cited. AFL and af2 articles are notorious for accumulating laundry lists of supposed and rumored expansion teams. If you have a legitimate source for possible expansion, put it in the expansion section, not the 2010 section of the table. Frankly, I don't think the 2010 part of that table should exist yet since at this time there is no confirmed 2010 season (and thus no confirmed expansion teams). I left Pittsburgh on there, since I know that there are actually talks of including the city if 2010 happens, but even then it has not been confirmed. WeatherManNX01 (talk) 00:26, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

I can add San Antonio--72.183.200.78 (talk) 21:13, 17 May 2009 (UTC)Lucario210

[edit] SA an expansion possibility

I heard San Antonio is a canadiate for expansion. I put in the article many times in the expansion section San Antonio, & its always removed. It is a canidate for expansion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.183.200.78 (talk) 21:10, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Add a citation from a credible source and it can stay. Until then, it gets removed.WeatherManNX01 (talk) 23:42, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] League folded for good

This morning, many media outlets are reporting that the AFL has folded for good, and that a Chapter 11 liquidation is forthcoming. --AEMoreira042281 (talk) 14:24, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, ESPN is reporting it. It's gone. Here's the link: http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/afl/news/story?id=4375473 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.171.172.169 (talk) 16:54, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Strictly speaking that isn't 100% certain yet. All we have are reports coming from other reports and "insiders". Heck, ESPN's "report" traces back to the Albany Times Union which cites a Facebook page. While I have no doubt that this is true, I find the reporting to be somewhat suspect at the moment. Also, "for good" is likewise not 100% certain, as some of the same reports are claiming that the league is simply taking extended time off before returning or that some owners are looking into having a go at it themselves. WeatherManNX01 (talk) 01:01, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

As the article stands right now. It all contradicts itself on rather the AFL has folded or not one section of the article says it's folded (The Folded 1999 in the template on top and the category at the bottom) while the qoute "The league released a statement on August 4 announcing that while the league is not folding, it is suspending league operations indefinitely." means it has not folded it just continues to suspend operation. Also much of the article is using source #1 which doesn't covoer all those quotes, so I may have to tag accordingly and hopefully get an expert on it. Sawblade5 ⁽^{talk to me} ^| ^{my wiki life}⁾ 09:06, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Ok I have fixed the source error. Someone used the same source name twice and caused some problems. I am considering removing the Ceased Operation date until someone posts an official word on their Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Sawblade5 ⁽^{talk to me} ^| ^{my wiki life}⁾ 09:18, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

I would simply change ceased to suspended operations and keep it as is. Shootmaster 44 (talk) 09:03, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

According to this, I'd say it's done: http://www.arenafootballone.com/news/index.html?article_id=7 68.83.40.150 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:26, 11 December 2009 (UTC).